Although it changes from one center to another, counselors may either be trained in the field of nutrition or they might be former LA Weight Loss members who work off commission. Before an individual can be a member, they fill out a medical questionnaire and undergo blood work. If there…
The Total Body Makeover starts simple. Greene addresses the issue of emotional eating, the heart of the problem for many people. He provides motivational tools for helping dieters attack this issue head-on. The main obstacles he focuses on are changing attitudes, food, and exercise. Food should be viewed as nothing…
With help from his mom, physician and lacrosse coach, Frank started an eating regimen based on common sense, portion control and a great amount of moderation. According to Frank, he researched the foods that were keeping him overweight and started getting rid of them from his daily diet. His plan,…
There are four ways to do the Cambridge Diet that go from using the products as your main meals to consuming them as nutritional supplements in conjunction with a diet low in calories: 1. FAST START PROGRAM – Consume 3 to 4 Cambridge servings a day with no other foods…
While many diet sites focus on how important it is to lose weight for appearance’s sake, WebMd is quick to point out the slew of health problems that are a byproduct of obesity — cancer, heart disease, gout, diabetes, arthritis, asthma and gum disease. By changing your habits and following…
You can actually get more for less – with proof coming from the pictures. On the left page, there sits an ice cream sundae with chocolate syrup, whipped cream and nuts. On the right page, there are four sundaes made of frozen yogurt, topped with chocolate syrup and whipped cream….
To drop more than 200 pounds, Fogle ate the same thing every day: no breakfast, 6″ turkey sub and a bag of baked chips for lunch and a 12″ veggie sub for dinner, topped with nothing but extra vegetables. Plus unlimited diet soda throughout the day. Jared’s calorie intake was…
The meal replacement plan has evolved over the years and now offers nutrition bars, meal bars, smoothies, snacks and powders. SlimFast boasts that there are more than 30 clinical studies that reveal the effectiveness of the weight-loss program. In addition to the diet-friendly, convenient products offered by Slim-Fast, the company…
America has already tuned in to see Thurmond fight the fat as a member of the Extreme Team on ABC’s Extreme Makeover. A trimmed down version of his 6-Week Body Makeover, Thurmond explains that you should prepare to rack up your frequent-eater miles. You will consume a good amount of…
The idiot-proof approach is to change fat-burning hormones in order to lower the storage of fat-storing hormones. Rather than cutting back on what you consume, they claim you will eat more than three times the amount you usually do. One of the main tenet’s of the Idiot Proof Diet is…